Increases in deep ocean ambient noise in the Northeast Pacific west
... noise. As with all near seafloor acoustic recorders, there are occasional “fish bumps” or brief impulsive sounds of unknown, possibly biological origin 共Buskirk, 1981兲. Other common transient sounds can be readily classified as blue whales, fin whales, humpback whales, ships, and low frequency activ ...
... noise. As with all near seafloor acoustic recorders, there are occasional “fish bumps” or brief impulsive sounds of unknown, possibly biological origin 共Buskirk, 1981兲. Other common transient sounds can be readily classified as blue whales, fin whales, humpback whales, ships, and low frequency activ ...
Nutrient gradients in the western North Atlantic Ocean
... (HOT) site]. Two prominent differences are readily observed from this comparison. The [N+N] : [SRP] molar ratios are much less than 16 : 1 during stratified periods in surface waters at the BATS site, as is the case at the HOT site year round. However, following deep winter mixing, this ratio is much ...
... (HOT) site]. Two prominent differences are readily observed from this comparison. The [N+N] : [SRP] molar ratios are much less than 16 : 1 during stratified periods in surface waters at the BATS site, as is the case at the HOT site year round. However, following deep winter mixing, this ratio is much ...
Deep-Sea Life
... to correct and comment on initial findings and to share additional information. The total scores in this study reflect transparency as measured against current good practices in RFMOs as a whole, rather than some sort of idealistic benchmark. Each question should therefore be seen as a diagnostic to ...
... to correct and comment on initial findings and to share additional information. The total scores in this study reflect transparency as measured against current good practices in RFMOs as a whole, rather than some sort of idealistic benchmark. Each question should therefore be seen as a diagnostic to ...
View PDF of All Searchable Data Sources - US Met
... PSD's scientific goal is to provide the observation, analysis, and diagnosis of weather and climate physical processes necessary to increase understanding of Earth's physical environment, including the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and land, and to enable improved weather and climate predictions on ...
... PSD's scientific goal is to provide the observation, analysis, and diagnosis of weather and climate physical processes necessary to increase understanding of Earth's physical environment, including the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and land, and to enable improved weather and climate predictions on ...
Restoring a River of Grass: Everglades policy recommendations for
... wetlands are now recognized as some of the most productive and species diverse habitats in the world. Humans depend on wetlands for spiritual, cultural, and economic wellbeing. These unique ecosystems help store and filter pollutants, recharge ground water supplies, buffer coasts from storms, and pr ...
... wetlands are now recognized as some of the most productive and species diverse habitats in the world. Humans depend on wetlands for spiritual, cultural, and economic wellbeing. These unique ecosystems help store and filter pollutants, recharge ground water supplies, buffer coasts from storms, and pr ...
Rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes in sedimentary
... with a preferred trivalent oxidation state, except for Ce and Eu, which can also exist in the tetra- and di-valent oxidation states, respectively. Despite their intrinsic chemical coherence, the REE exhibit significant fractionation in the marine environment, which is due to systematic decreasing io ...
... with a preferred trivalent oxidation state, except for Ce and Eu, which can also exist in the tetra- and di-valent oxidation states, respectively. Despite their intrinsic chemical coherence, the REE exhibit significant fractionation in the marine environment, which is due to systematic decreasing io ...
Semi-automated classification method addressing Marine Strategy
... et al. 2012), albeit with lower taxonomic accuracy (Bachiller et al. 2012). Combined with microscopy analyses, this ...
... et al. 2012), albeit with lower taxonomic accuracy (Bachiller et al. 2012). Combined with microscopy analyses, this ...
Likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on
... 5. Reproductive seasons have lengthened for animals and plants over the entire planet. Similar changes are occurring in the sea. Many regions of the world are experiencing the invasion of warm water benthic fish and invertebrate species into reefs at higher latitudes. Shifts in the structure of plan ...
... 5. Reproductive seasons have lengthened for animals and plants over the entire planet. Similar changes are occurring in the sea. Many regions of the world are experiencing the invasion of warm water benthic fish and invertebrate species into reefs at higher latitudes. Shifts in the structure of plan ...
Comparison of Argo and Aquarius sea surface salinity probability
... across metric distributions. In addition to traditional comparisons between mean or median values, the 1%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 90% and 99% quantiles of the statistical distributions are compared. The datasets compare well at the median, which is to be expected as the Aquarius retrieval algorithm is ...
... across metric distributions. In addition to traditional comparisons between mean or median values, the 1%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 90% and 99% quantiles of the statistical distributions are compared. The datasets compare well at the median, which is to be expected as the Aquarius retrieval algorithm is ...
pdf - Wiley Online Library
... [8] A third issue, deferred to the end of this paper, concerns the limited validity of equation (1) [LeBlond and Mysak, 1978; Cushman-Roisin, 1996; Gerkema et al., 2008]. This expression is based on the so-called Traditional Approximation, in which the component of the Coriolis force proportional to ...
... [8] A third issue, deferred to the end of this paper, concerns the limited validity of equation (1) [LeBlond and Mysak, 1978; Cushman-Roisin, 1996; Gerkema et al., 2008]. This expression is based on the so-called Traditional Approximation, in which the component of the Coriolis force proportional to ...
UNH M OS Res 2013
... the ocean is contributing to ocean acidity and the changing climate. After gathering enough data year after year to provide a time series ‒ measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change ‒ the UNH researchers have now shown that the Gulf of ...
... the ocean is contributing to ocean acidity and the changing climate. After gathering enough data year after year to provide a time series ‒ measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change ‒ the UNH researchers have now shown that the Gulf of ...
Matthias Tomczak: a well-known water-mass expert
... (AABW) passing through the channel from Argentine Basin to Brazil Basin. The mooring was deployed at a depth of 4580 m on April 21, 1998 and recovered on March 8, 2000. He finds that the abyssal stratification to form the AABW benthic boundary layer has a frequency of 1-2 weeks. His calculation of t ...
... (AABW) passing through the channel from Argentine Basin to Brazil Basin. The mooring was deployed at a depth of 4580 m on April 21, 1998 and recovered on March 8, 2000. He finds that the abyssal stratification to form the AABW benthic boundary layer has a frequency of 1-2 weeks. His calculation of t ...
Climate Change and Regulatory Takings in
... There is strong consensus in the international scientific community that climate change is occurring and that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities contribute to climate change.1 The average temperatures of the Earth’s surface and shallow ocean have increased over the past century, especial ...
... There is strong consensus in the international scientific community that climate change is occurring and that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities contribute to climate change.1 The average temperatures of the Earth’s surface and shallow ocean have increased over the past century, especial ...
The Impact of Submesoscale Physics on Primary Productivity of
... space and time, they have major implications for the productivity of phytoplankton because the timescales on which they transport or change properties are similar to those of phytoplankton growth. The factors that modulate the growth of phytoplankton are complex, depending on the species and their p ...
... space and time, they have major implications for the productivity of phytoplankton because the timescales on which they transport or change properties are similar to those of phytoplankton growth. The factors that modulate the growth of phytoplankton are complex, depending on the species and their p ...
Deep-Sea Research II - Max-Planck
... ( 400 μatm) to levels predicted to occur in some areas of the spawning habitat within the next 100 years ( o2500 μatm) to 300 years ( o5000 μatm) to much more extreme levels ( 10,000 μatm). In trial 1, there was evidence for significantly reduced larval survival (at mean pCO2 levelsZ4730 μatm) ...
... ( 400 μatm) to levels predicted to occur in some areas of the spawning habitat within the next 100 years ( o2500 μatm) to 300 years ( o5000 μatm) to much more extreme levels ( 10,000 μatm). In trial 1, there was evidence for significantly reduced larval survival (at mean pCO2 levelsZ4730 μatm) ...
Sulphur Emission and Transformations at Deep Sea Hydrothermal
... active spreading zone of the East Pacific Rise at 21°N where hydrothermal fluid of about 350°C reaches the sea floor unmixed (Spiess et at., 1980). The heavy precipitation of polymetal sulphides in particulate form produces the smoke-like plume and part of the chimney-like structures. These chimneys ...
... active spreading zone of the East Pacific Rise at 21°N where hydrothermal fluid of about 350°C reaches the sea floor unmixed (Spiess et at., 1980). The heavy precipitation of polymetal sulphides in particulate form produces the smoke-like plume and part of the chimney-like structures. These chimneys ...
Potential for deep sea invasion by Mediterranean shallow water
... sure tolerances of later larval stages, nor is information available on the responses of larvae to realistic combinations of pressure and temperature that might be encountered during the dispersal phase. In this paper w e explore the effects of temperature/pressure interaction on various early life ...
... sure tolerances of later larval stages, nor is information available on the responses of larvae to realistic combinations of pressure and temperature that might be encountered during the dispersal phase. In this paper w e explore the effects of temperature/pressure interaction on various early life ...
Sensitivity of euphotic zone properties to CDOM variations in marine
... clear oceanic waters near Bermuda, and values close to this are frequently applied as background attenuation in ecosystem modelling (Sarmiento and Gruber, 2006, see also Table 1). Fasham et al. (1990) noted, however, that the background attenuation was one of the most critical parameters in their mo ...
... clear oceanic waters near Bermuda, and values close to this are frequently applied as background attenuation in ecosystem modelling (Sarmiento and Gruber, 2006, see also Table 1). Fasham et al. (1990) noted, however, that the background attenuation was one of the most critical parameters in their mo ...
The Possible Importance of Silicon in Marine Eutrophication
... Antarctic continent, are biologically the most productive areas of the oceans. Normally producing a plankton flora dominated by a few species of large, colonial diatoms, these upwelling regions support some of the world's largest and most important fisheries (Ryther, 1969). However, when the upwelli ...
... Antarctic continent, are biologically the most productive areas of the oceans. Normally producing a plankton flora dominated by a few species of large, colonial diatoms, these upwelling regions support some of the world's largest and most important fisheries (Ryther, 1969). However, when the upwelli ...
Understanding the Forecast Second Edition David Archer d
... variability associated with the weather. Temperature in the coming century is projected to rise a by few degrees centigrade (Chapter 12). This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, between winter and summer, or even between daytime and night. One i ...
... variability associated with the weather. Temperature in the coming century is projected to rise a by few degrees centigrade (Chapter 12). This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, between winter and summer, or even between daytime and night. One i ...
A simple model of seasonal open ocean convection
... standard depth levels. Potential temperature (h) and potential density (r0 ) were computed with the standard formulas (Fofono and Millard 1984). To obtain monthly mean values, the data of each month were binned and averaged at each depth level. Missing monthly means were interpolated linearly. Subs ...
... standard depth levels. Potential temperature (h) and potential density (r0 ) were computed with the standard formulas (Fofono and Millard 1984). To obtain monthly mean values, the data of each month were binned and averaged at each depth level. Missing monthly means were interpolated linearly. Subs ...
Continental Shelf - US Naval War College
... shelf and in evaluating the continental shelf claims of other countries."12 Attached to that memorandum was the statement of policy, which reads: United States Policy Governing The Continental Shelf of the United States of America After reviewing the question of how to define and delimit the contine ...
... shelf and in evaluating the continental shelf claims of other countries."12 Attached to that memorandum was the statement of policy, which reads: United States Policy Governing The Continental Shelf of the United States of America After reviewing the question of how to define and delimit the contine ...
Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Area
... The projections for future climate change in the Baltic Sea basin, with all of their caveats and uncertainties, indicate that atmospheric temperatures will continue to warm during the course of the 21st century in every sub-region of the Baltic Sea basin. Based on available regional modelling studie ...
... The projections for future climate change in the Baltic Sea basin, with all of their caveats and uncertainties, indicate that atmospheric temperatures will continue to warm during the course of the 21st century in every sub-region of the Baltic Sea basin. Based on available regional modelling studie ...
Ichnology of continental slope-‐channel systems: Biological
... Pinkerton, 1811) and “flysch” (sensu Studer, 1827; e.g. Uchman, 1998, 2004). It can be concluded that despite a number of notable exceptions (e.g. Wetzel et al., 2007; Heard and Picker ...
... Pinkerton, 1811) and “flysch” (sensu Studer, 1827; e.g. Uchman, 1998, 2004). It can be concluded that despite a number of notable exceptions (e.g. Wetzel et al., 2007; Heard and Picker ...
Article - Cgd Ucar
... Comiso and Nishio 2008; Cavalieri and Parkinson 2008). To date, these data have been largely discussed independently of one another, and have not necessarily reported consistent results. The first goal of this study is to provide intercomparison of the datasets discussed above. To this end, we perfo ...
... Comiso and Nishio 2008; Cavalieri and Parkinson 2008). To date, these data have been largely discussed independently of one another, and have not necessarily reported consistent results. The first goal of this study is to provide intercomparison of the datasets discussed above. To this end, we perfo ...
Effects of global warming on oceans
Global warming can affect sea levels, coastlines, ocean acidification, ocean currents, seawater, sea surface temperatures, tides, the sea floor, weather, and trigger several changes in ocean bio-geochemistry; all of these affect the functioning of a society.